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태극기, 만국기 속에서 휘날리다
Taegeukgi, Fluttering among Flags of All Nations With the surge of requests to open its door, Joseon began to make diplomatic ties with many countries. The Taegeukgi was established as the national flag in this process. It underwent the independence movement during the Japanese colonial period and became the national flag as the Republic of Korea was founded after liberation. Taegeukgi is a symbol that represents Joseon/Korea Empire/Republic of Korea externally, and it is a symbol that unites the people in times of national crisis.
Mok Soo-hyeon, Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Research Institute
국립대한민국임시정부기념관 김희곤 초대 관장을 만나다
Interview with Kim Hee-gon, the First Director of the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government Research Fellow Shin Hyo-seung: Hi! Director Kim. First of all, congratulations on your inauguration as the first director. Director Kim Hee-gon: Thank you. I already feel a huge sense of responsibility. Research Fellow Shin Hyo-seung: Please tell us the meaning of establishing the National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government. Director Kim Hee-gon: Many countries around the world fought for their independence. There were only a few imperialist countries that aggressed other countries, but there are myriads of countries that waged and struggled against colonial liberation. In most of those countries, there are many memorials to the heroes of the independence movement, and it is common to interpret history around those heroes. It is the same in Korea, but no monument tells how they are connected at the level of national history.
Interview | Sin Hyo-seung, Researcher, The Institute for Korea-Japan Historical Issues
일본군의 한반도 침략과 일본의 제국 운영
Japanese Army’s Invasion of the Korean Peninsula and Japan’s Management of the Empire About Studying Japanese Army Since I obtained my doctorate in the history of national movements, I wanted to study the aspects of domination. The topic I chose to was ‘military.’ But it was a reckless choice. Even the National Assembly Library, known to have the largest collection of Japanese books, did not even have a basic dictionary on the Japanese military. I was hopeless. Ultimately, I decided to visit the reading room of the Ministry of Defense, which had relevant materials. When I told this to my senior, his first reaction was, 'You are going to study Japanese history.' Still, I was able to study for 14 months at the Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo during the financial crisis that hit Korea in 1997. Professors Haruki Wada, Hiroshi Miyajima, and Naoki Mizuno were of great help. I went to the historical archive every day for six months and bothered the staff there with this and that. The employee asked, ‘What is the purpose of your research?’ It must have been his first time talking to a Korean like me. I also took a course on military history by Akira Yamada at Meiji University Graduate School for a year. It was very helpful. After that, I collected as much data as possible whenever I visited Japan. I received a lot of help from Professor Toshihiko Matsuda and several military enthusiasts.
Shin Ju-baek, Former President of the Research Institute of Korean Independence Movement History
돈화 발해 유적, 동모산과 구국(舊國) 찾기
Finding Balhae’s Remains in Dunhua, Dongmushan Mountain, and Guguk Going to Dunhua It has already been 20 years since I visited Dunhua (敦化) in Jilin, China, for the first time. Back then, the place was not appealing as a tourist destination. There were no great mountains, fancy amusement parks, or large shopping malls. However, it was a place quite worthy of visiting for researchers of Balhae’s history because of the tomb of Princess Jeonghye (貞惠公主, 737-777), the second daughter of King Mun of Balhae (who reigned from 737 to 793), was discovered and is also known where Balhae was founded.
Kwon Eun-joo, Researcher, Research Institute of Ancient and Medieval History of Korea
최양일 감독과 영화 『피와 뼈』
Director Choi Yang-il and the Film 『Blood and Bones』 This film is based on Yang Seok-il's novel, 『Blood and Bones』 (1998). Yang Seok-il was born in 1936 in Ikaino, Osaka. His parents are from Jeju Island. He has been writing poems since he was 18 and briefly engaged in art printing to make a living. One day, while wandering around the country after failing in his business endeavors, he read Henry Miller’s 『Tropic of Capricorn』 in a rural bookstore he stopped by and decided to become a novelist. He worked as a taxi driver in Tokyo until leading a life as a writer. Based on this background, he published 『All Under the Moon』 (original title: 『タクシ狂躁曲』). In 1993, Director Choi Yang-il made a film based on this novel and received public attention by sweeping awards at various film festivals, including the Berlin Film Festival. Afterward, Yang Seok-il published 『Blood and Bones』, which depicts a violent and monstrous Korean-Japanese living in colonial Japan, using his father as a model.
Kim In-deok, Professor at Cheongam College
‘2022년 찾아가는 역사·독도 강좌’ 출강기 고대 한일관계의 오해와 편견 바로알기 -광개토왕비를 보는 시각들과 임나일본부설-
Record of ‘Visiting Lecture on History and Dokdo in 2022’ Remedying Misunderstandings and Prejudices of Ancient Korea-Japan Relations -Views on Stele of King Gwanggaeto the Great and Theory of Mimana Prefectural Government On June 13 (Friday) of this year, I met students through a short lecture at Seongeui Girls' High School in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. I participated as a lecturer in the ‘Visiting Lecture on History and Dokdo in 2022’’ hosted by the foundation. The topic was 'Ancient Korea-Japan Relations.' How can I give a lecture that corresponds to the purpose of the course? What lecture topics would students be interested in and pay attention to while struggling with food coma after lunch since the lecture starts at 1 p.m.? I was thinking about this and that about the lecture. I remembered a question that one of my juniors had posted on the bulletin board of a small club, based on a resolution he made on his own, when I was in college decades ago.
Wee Ga-ya, Researcher at the Research Institute of Ancient and Medieval History of Korea
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